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OpinionExploratory talks with the Left Party: SPD and Greens have broken down the firewall
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Firewall and double standards: Germany's political system in danger: The guest column by Andreas Rödder.
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Key FactsRödder warns of Germany’s political dilemma
4 days ago · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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Summary created with AI assistance · Source: nzz.ch
- Rödder says the CDU is tightening its firewall against the AfD instead of drawing boundaries around specific policy red lines.
- He accuses the SPD and Greens of double standards for continuing talks with the Left despite his allegations of antisemitism and clan crime.
- According to Rödder, an exploratory paper envisaged expropriations, legalizing migrants required to leave, and voting rights after five years’ residence.
- Rödder considers polarization between Manuela Schwesig of the SPD and Alice Weidel of the AfD plausible at the next federal election.
“Anyone in our ranks who believes that such people should be elected to public office has no place whatsoever in the CDU.”— Friedrich Merz said this after the election of the state parliament president in Saxony-Anhalt.
Berlin: Greens and SPD Vote to Begin Coalition Talks with The Left: The Greens and the SPD want to begin coalition negotiations with The Left in Berlin ...
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Union angry with SPD, but avoids the coalition question: The fact that a left-wing party, partly radical and anti-Semitic, wants to govern the German capital ...
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Berlin: The Left Party, the Greens, and the SPD Reach Agreement in Exploratory Talks
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Key FactsBerlin Left, Greens and SPD agree on exploratory paper
Oct 17, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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Summary created with AI assistance · Source: zdfheute.de
- Under the paper, private housing companies with at least 10,000 apartments would be expropriated for compensation.
- Each company could retain 10,000 apartments; the measure would also cover apartments built after January 1, 2021.
- Cooperatives and public-interest organisations would be exempt; a law based on Article 15 is due in mid-2028.
- The Greens are scheduled to meet Monday and the Left on October 31; talks could begin in early November if all approve.
Our goal is that rents do not rise any further through expropriation.— Elif Eralp, lead candidate of Berlin's Left Party, at the press conference unveiling the exploratory coalition paper
CSU leader Söder demands a "firewall against the left" at the Young Union: The fact that the Left Party, the Greens, and the SPD have achieved a breakthrough in ...
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The Left Party, the Greens, and the SPD announce a breakthrough in exploratory talks in Berlin
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Berlin: Two parties in Berlin decide on coalition talks SPD Greens: After sometimes protracted exploratory talks, the Greens and the SPD in Berlin decide on ...
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"Vision for our city": Left Party, Greens, and SPD conclude Berlin exploratory talks
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Plans for a red-red-green coalition at the federal level: SPD, Greens and Left Party feel each other out: Is something possible?
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Paid articlePaywall In Berlin, the Greens are showing how to tear down the firewall: The Greens and the SPD are lured by the prospect of power alongside a Left Party whose ...
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The Left is "no threat": Bartsch considers the firewall debate "completely misguided"
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It's strange—hardly anyone is calling for a firewall against the radical left in Berlin
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Key FactsBerlin: SPD and Greens Face Coalition Decision with The Left
Sep 22, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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- The Left won Berlin’s mayoral elections; Christian Ultsch criticizes its positions on expropriation and anti-Zionism.
- Issa Remmo and Ibrahim Ibrahim appeared at the Neukölln election party; Elif Eralp said Remmo was uninvited and sent away.
- The Left cites a nonbinding 2021 referendum on expropriating companies owning more than 3,000 apartments.
- Ultsch considers a numerically possible coalition of the SPD, Greens, and diminished CDU the more reasonable option.
Issa Remmo had not been invited to the party and had been sent away.— Elif Eralp, Berlin Left Party lead candidate, said.
Anyone who forms a coalition with this Left Party should never say "never again" again.
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OpinionAfter the elections is before the elections: The state elections and polls paint a new political picture: The SPD is plummeting and the AfD is rising just as ...
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With the SPD in tatters, Merz faces a chancellor stalemate: After the Baden-Württemberg election, the signs point to a stalemate for Chancellor Friedrich Merz ...
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Key FactsMerz Faces Reform Deadlock Amid SPD Turmoil
Mar 9, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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- The SPD, weakened by election losses, prioritizes social fairness and redistribution instead of economic reforms.
- Chancellor Merz aims to revive market-oriented reforms but depends on SPD cooperation, which seems unlikely.
- The CDU lacks strong local support from Merz, while the AfD doubled its vote share despite opposition.
- The Greens face internal conflict after Cem Özdemir's success pushes the party toward a more conservative stance.
What good is someone with a migration background as prime minister if his policies often target migrants?— Luis Bogba, Co-Chair of the Green Youth, told ntv
How to dismantle the firewall without Germany catching fire: A guide: The CDU/CSU, SPD, Greens, and Left Party have clung to their firewall against the AfD for ...
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